Re: Case for case-sensitivity (Was: Three simple questions)

[John Magness <jmagness@swbell.net>]

mjsilva@my-deja.com wrote:

> In article
> <FF7E28B976F0121D.F97167433B3E2BF3.4FD17582438B6D33@lp.airnews.net>,
>   Frank Christiny <fchris@pdq.net> wrote:
>
> >       As for the computer languages, consider this:
> >
> > 1. Case sensitivity allows for a greater array of variable naming
> >    and semantics.  In case-insensitive languages you cannot reuse a
> >    chunk of the english vocabulary because it has already been
> >    "privatized".  Not only can you not use "while", but "While", or
> >    "WHILE", etc.
>
> Surely this is not a serious burden!  When I use C I would never think
> to use different-case reserved words for variables.
>
> >  Once you define "My_List", the type, you cannot
> >    declare "my_List", the object.
>
> I developed this habit in C, but now I realize I mostly did it from
> laziness.  In your example My_List is a type while my_List is an
> instance of that type being used for a specific purpose.  With a little
> thought "my_List" can no doubt be given a more helpful name such
> as "Input_list" or Student_list"; something that better indicates the
> function of this particular My_List.
>
> Mike
>
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> Before you buy.

type my_list_type is ......   or type my_list_t is ...

    my_list : my_list_type;

I know many Ada programmers who suffix type names like this.  Including
myself on occasion. No big deal.
John